Recent Updates
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Peanut Allergy: Important News About a Potential New Trigger
Written By Deb Wilson on August 20th • No Comments • UncategorizedThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an update that could be important for those who suffer from a peanut allergy. It appears that an ingredient that is becoming popular in gluten-free products is a member of...
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Alzheimer’s Disease: A Good News Story
Written By Deb Wilson on August 19th • No Comments • UncategorizedSo often what we hear about Alzheimer’s Disease is the toll that it takes on individuals who have the condition and those who care for and love them. Today will be different. There was a blog in the Huffington...
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Seniors: Why They Stop Eating?
Written By Deb Wilson on August 18th • No Comments • UncategorizedPerhaps they don’t completely stop, but it is not uncommon for the elderly to suddenly show less interest in eating. Unfortunately, when it becomes a serious issue it is one of the hardest issues for distance caregivers to uncover...
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Top Doctor: Who’s the Judge?
Written By Deb Wilson on August 17th • No Comments • UncategorizedInteresting article from Abigail Zuger, M.D., a contributor to the New York Times with respect to the difficulty of determining what characteristics qualify a doctor as being “top” in his/her field. It reminded me of the multiple advertisements I’ve seen...
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Hot Flashes: Help from Acupuncture
Written By Deb Wilson on August 16th • No Comments • UncategorizedOne of the most frustrating symptoms of menopause has got to be hot flashes. Just ask any woman who has been plagued by a “flash” at the most inopportune time. The standard treatment for hot flashes, as well as...
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Nut Allergy: Better Eating Through Chemistry?
Written By Deb Wilson on August 15th • No Comments • UncategorizedWe’re going a little off-topic today, but as someone who has an allergy to peanuts as well as other nuts, like cashews, I was excited to see the headline: Making cashews safer for those with allergies. I’d love to...
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Nut Allergy: Better Eating Through Chemistry?
Written By Deb Wilson on August 15th • No Comments • UncategorizedWe’re going a little off-topic today, but as someone who has an allergy to peanuts as well as other nuts, like cashews, I was excited to see the headline: Making cashews safer for those with allergies. I’d love to...
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Nursing Homes: Staffing with Nurses!
Written By Deb Wilson on August 14th • No Comments • UncategorizedOne of the problems I’ve always found in the health care world is the difference in what is required from state to state. Let’s take the staffing of nursing homes as an example. Did you know that only 13...
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Social Security Disability: Compassionate Allowances
Written By Deb Wilson on August 13th • No Comments • UncategorizedSocial Security Disability Income (SSDI) is typically viewed as a long arduous process that can take years to complete. What some may not know is that SSDI includes a provision known as Compassionate Allowances (CAL) which as it sounds...
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Suicide Prevention: What YOU Can Do
Written By Deb Wilson on August 12th • No Comments • UncategorizedThe news yesterday of Robin Williams death has sparked many conversations about depression and suicide. For some, it may have triggered concern and anxiety about a friend or loved one who has developed one or more of the “warning...
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